GYROLEPIS

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‖Gy‐rol″e‐pis (jĭ‐rŏl″ē̍‐pĭs), n. [[NL., fr. Gr. γυρόσ round + λεπίσ scale.]] (Paleon.) A genus of ganoid fishes, found in strata of the new red sandstone, and the lias bone beds. Agassiz.